3000W Chinese Gensets Info.
professor95 wrote: EDIT ADDED 45/5/2013- When this thread started in March of 2005, I never expected to see it survive this long or amass the quantity of information that has been shared here. In...
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MrWizard wrote:
the 'cooling' design is a major factor
all the air come in one end flows over the inverter electronics, then the alternator, then the engine, then over / around the muffler
very efficient no scatter, very little turbulence, totaly different than the open frame setup
Agreed.
I have to wonder about possible negative side effects of fully insulating a muffler. With a large muffler, there is a lot of surface area for heat to dissipate. While it is undesirable for this heat to radiate to other parts of the generator, it is desirable for the heat to radiate out of the muffler. This would help to cool the exhaust before it exits the muffler. Cooling the exhaust reduces the volume of the exhaust and should therefore reduce the backpressure some small degree.
The muffler is not insulated in the Honda EU2000. And, in fact, they have air blowing around the muffler to cool it.
May not be a big deal. I always play the "what could possibly go wrong" game. :h
Bob R.
